Bloody Elbow recaps the big fights from UFC 184 last night in Los Angeles. Here, we look at the main event between Ronda Rousey and Cat Zingano. While Saturday night's PPV event was one that was left in shambles following a slew of injuries and fight cancelations, it still presented an opportunity to showcase one of the UFC's prized jewels: Ronda Rousey. Faced with an opponent promoted as her toughest challenge to date, Rousey disposed of her as though she was one of her easiest obstacles yet. S read news >>

The UFC has announced a big co-main event between top ranked lightweights, as they've re-booked Gilbert Melendez vs. Eddie Alvarez. Weren't we supposed to see this fight already? Gilbert Melendez and Eddie Alvarez have been teased as a potential must-see booking for years. Back when the men were champions in competing MMA organizations (Alvarez in Bellator and Melendez in Strikeforce) getting the two in the same cage seemed like something of a lost superfight. Time and Zuffa make all MMA fights read news >>

There was a period, way back in early 2009, when Carlos Condit was the World Extreme Cagefighting (WEC) welterweight champion. That's right around the same time when Thiago Alves was the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) 170-pound No. 1 contender. A lot has changed in six years. But not the fact that Condit vs. Alves would still be a great fight. Not just for mixed martial arts (MMA) fans, but for each other, as well, as it would establish which longtime veteran is still a contender in the cr read news >>

Two big championship fights are set for UFC 187 on May 23rd in Las Vegas, Nevada, including a much anticipated light heavyweight clash between Jon Jones and Anthony Johnson. Memorial Day weekend 2015 is lined up to be a massive pay-per-view card for the UFC. Headlining UFC 187 on May 23rd is a light heavyweight championship showdown between Jon Jones and Anthony Johnson, while the co-main event is the rescheduled middleweight title affair between Chris Weidman and Vitor Belfort. The fights were read news >>

Max Holloway passed a big test and the next one is coming up pretty quickly. After a unanimous decision victory over Cole Miller on Saturday night, Holloway was told in the Octagon that the UFC is saving a spot for him at UFC on FOX 15 on April 18 in Newark -- against Cub Swanson. That is the fight the organization is targeting for the event, according to UFC spokesman Dave Sholler. That's the plan. "@marc_raimondi: Cub Swanson vs. Max Holloway in Newark?” — Dave Sholler (@Sholler_UFC) February read news >>

Bloody Elbow recaps the big fights from UFC 183 last night in Las Vegas. Here, we look at the main event between Anderson Silva and Jon Jones. UFC 183 may have been overshadowed by the three events that preceded it in January, but it was still able to produce an array of enthralling fights and ferocious finishes. The event also culminated with one of the oddest fights in recent memory - one that pitted two fighters on entirely divergent career trajectories. When Anderson Silva vs. Nick Diaz was read news >>

With Silva seemingly cruising, these next two rounds will be big for Diaz. Silva opens up the action with his legs and their effectiveness is obvious -- Diaz has welts along his right side. The pair exchange kicks, and not much else, for the first two minutes of round four. Silva now stalking Diaz, who rings the Octagon as he rolls his shoulders. In the center of the cage, Diaz misses with a combination, but lands with a nice left. Silva comes in with a body shot and Diaz responds with some grea read news >>

Two big fights have been added to the April Fox card in Newark, NJ. All that has been announced so far for the UFC on Fox 15 card in New Jersey on April 18th is the main event, and it's a great one - Lyoto Machida vs. Luke Rockhold. More fight announcements are starting to filter in though, and the UFC Tonight show on Fox Sports 1 put out two last night. One in the lightweight division, the other at women's strawweight. The first will see rising star Paul Felder (9-0, 2-0 UFC) facing off against read news >>

NSAC will bring out the "Big" gun on SuperBowl weekend. Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is gearing up for its second pay-per-view (PPV) event of the New Year, as the world's largest mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion will stay put in Las Vegas, Nevada, to stage UFC 183, live from MGM Grand Garden Arena on Jan. 31, 2015. The event will feature a much-anticipated middleweight bout pitting former division kingpin, Anderson Silva, against former two-time No. 1 welterweight contender, Nick Diaz. read news >>

Veteran mixed martial arts referee "Big" John McCarthy will oversee UFC 183's middleweight main event between former champion Anderson Silva and returning star Nick Diaz. The Nevada Athletic Commission (NAC) voted unanimously to approve McCarthy's appointment at a Monday commission meeting in Las Vegas, NV. Known as one of the pioneering referees of the sport, McCarthy was an absent presence in Nevada from 2007 until mid-2014 largely due to squabbles with the NAC, in particular former commission read news >>